He doesn’t cry that often. He learned early that it doesn’t help. His mom consoles him, but nothing changes. He’s learned not to think about his dad. Sometimes, it comes out. Sometimes, when he leasts expects it, when he’s not thinking, when he’s had a really bad day, he whines…

This essay was originally published in 2014. What follows is a recent podcast discussing the unexpected popularity of Sarah’s essay, as well as her newest military wife confessions. Listen in and read on for the original essay, “Ten Things you Don’t Want to Know about Military Wives.” Read on and…

There are lots of articles, blog posts and social media memes about how hard it is to be a mom. Working mom, stay at home mom, it’s all hard. We give up our identity. We put everything into our kids. We may not want sympathy, but we want everyone to…

When they’re little, you are everything. They climb onto you when they feel sad or tired. They reach out to you with their soft arms because they want to get out of the crib. Because they want to be safe. Because you are the center of safety. When thunder rumbles…

Four years ago, I started really paying attention to a friend’s Facebook posts. She kept advertising a skincare company she was working for, built by the two dermatologists who created ProActive. It was called Rodan and Fields. She told me she was making lots of money, and that this company…

“I guess you’ll have to buy two of everything from now on,” the checkout girl remarked. “I guess,” I shrugged, accepting a bag with two identical plastic magic wands from her. As we walked out into the parking lot, I wondered whether this teenager’s words were just thoughtless commentary or…